Return-Groups
DESCRIPTION
Returns multiple groups from a task. These groups can then be used by calling tasks or JSP pages.
By default, only the last group that is created is available to the caller of a task.
SYNTAX
<ie:webject name="Return-Groups" type="GRP">
<ie:param name="GROUP_IN" data="group_names"/>
</ie:webject>
PARAMETERS
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Required
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Select
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Optional
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GROUP_IN
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GROUP_IN
Specifies the names of the multiple groups to return. The special value “ * ” can be specified to return all groups produced by a task.
To specify multiple group names, you can include multiple lines with different values for the GROUP_IN parameter. For example:
<ie:param name="GROUP_IN" data="group1"/>
<ie:param name="GROUP_IN" data="group2"/>
<ie:param name="GROUP_IN" data="group3"/>
This parameter is required.
EXAMPLE
The following example creates two groups using the CreateGroup and CreateGroupHr task tags and then returns the groups using the Return-Groups webject:
<%@page language="java" session="false"%>
<%@taglib uri="http://www.ptc.com/infoengine/taglib/core"
prefix="ie"%>
<!--Create a group named createdgroup. -->
<ie:task uri="com/company/CreateGroup.xml"/>
<!--Create a group named createdhrgroup. -->
<ie:task uri="com/company/CreateGroupHr.xml"/>
<!-- Return multiple groups. -->
<ie:webject name="Return-Groups" type="GRP">
<ie:param name="Group_in" data="createdgroup"/>
<ie:param name="Group_in" data="createhrgroup"/>
</ie:webject>
The XML output from executing the ReturnGroups.xml file is the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<wc:COLLECTION xmlns:wc="http://www.ptc.com/infoengine/1.0">
<EmployeeData NAME="createdgroup" TYPE="Object" STATUS="0">
<wc:INSTANCE>
<NAME>Sam Johnson</NAME>
<ADDRESS>1234 Main St.</ADDRESS>
<EMAIL>sjohnson@somewhere.com</EMAIL>
</wc:INSTANCE>
<wc:INSTANCE>
<NAME>Harvy Anderson</NAME>
<ADDRESS>1234 Amber St.</ADDRESS>
<EMAIL>handerson@somewhere.com</EMAIL>
</wc:INSTANCE>
<wc:INSTANCE>
<NAME>James O'Connor</NAME>
<ADDRESS>775 Main St.</ADDRESS>
<EMAIL></EMAIL>
</wc:INSTANCE>
<wc:INSTANCE>
<NAME>Harvey Hampton</NAME>
<ADDRESS>775 Main St.</ADDRESS>
<EMAIL>hhampton@somewhere.com</EMAIL>
</wc:INSTANCE>
</EmployeeData>
<EmployeeHrData NAME="createhrgroup" TYPE="Object" STATUS="0">
<wc:INSTANCE>
<NAME>Sam Johnson</NAME>
<POSITION>Engineer</POSITION>
<PHONE>555-111-1111</PHONE>
</wc:INSTANCE>
<wc:INSTANCE>
<NAME>Harvy Anderson</NAME>
<POSITION>Marketing</POSITION>
<PHONE>555-222-2222</PHONE>
</wc:INSTANCE>
<wc:INSTANCE>
<NAME>James O'Connor</NAME>
<POSITION>Management</POSITION>
<PHONE></PHONE>
</wc:INSTANCE>
</EmployeeHrData>
</wc:COLLECTION>